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H.RES.30: Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 6, 2017
- Latest Major Action Feb. 16, 2017
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
175 (127 Democrats, 48 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Jan. 6, 2017
Bill Summary
Condemns the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, because it: (1) is a spectacle of extreme animal cruelty, (2) is a commercial activity not grounded in Chinese history, (3) is opposed by a majority of the Chinese people, and (4) threatens global public health. Urges: the government of China and the Yulin authorities to ban the killing and eating of dogs as part of Yulin's festival and to enforce China's food safety laws regulating the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 16, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
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Jan. 6, 2017 |
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Jan. 6, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.) |